which makes his dad proud. >> it does, absolutely. >> reporter: the circumstances around officer tom cottrell's death, too harsh for his son's young ears. but he says cottrell's life, a symbol in itself which stands for good and needs to be talked about. >> it is a struggle as a parent to really teach our children that law enforcement is -- they are not someone to fear they are here for us, protect and serve is not just something they put on the side of a car it is what they do on a daily basis. >> reporter: and a daily reminder that life is fragile. at wilson's cemetery hundreds of officers from around the country attended cottrell's gravesite ceremony. showing appreciation to the man who was and continues to that is good. december that was bryan summerville reporting. there's a gofundme account online for the family of tom cottrell. last check more than $20,000 raised. we shared a link to dough on the cleveland 19 twitter page this morning. >> there's -- there's more to come, first beth what is happening here? a lot of good news in the weather department. >> beth: lots of sunshine coming our

> the danville police officer killed on duty will be laid to rest this weekend, police officer tom cottrell was killed saturday night, 32-year-old suspect is in custody but not charged,d, calling hours will be tomorrow at the funeral home in newark . it will be saturday morning for the funeral, with more information at fox 8.com. >> is a nick anthe police will soon get a a new k-9 officer to replace jethro who was killed in a line the line of duty last week .wa a group called k9s4cops is donating a dog to them, officer ryan davis goes ghosted houston texas sunday toc meet his new partner, he says he believes jethro said to live, once he brings the new .com it will go training to get ready. >> emotionally it is a tough time, officer davis, that was his partner and a member of his family. >> it was really hard on him just inin there is flood of emotions . the base emotion is versus not going to find jethro, but hopefully it will begin the healing process. >> davis and his k-9 partner should start training next month and should start patrolling in late may. >> the browns front office that h wh

. >> danville community stunned over the death of tom cottrell targeted because he was law enforcement. danville superintendent dan harper says he learned of the deadly shooting hours after it happened and he says he couldn't believe officer cottrell was dead. >> tom was a very friendly outgoing person. was well respected by the students and by the staff and by the community. >> reporter: harper called in counselors, ministers and mental health specialists to care for grieving children all day and teachers, too. they have a special connection to officer cottrell because he was engaged to the school nurse. she and her two sons are being embraced by the danville community. >> trying to do our best to support her and to support the children. >> teachers were tasked with making things normal for students used to seeing officer cottrell at their after school activities. >> a lot are still in shock about how could something like this happen in danville which goes to show us it could happen around the state or in our country. >> police did arrest a suspect in the shooting herschel jones. his

that was at 11-20 sunday night. 27 minutes later, officer tom cottrell's body was found just steps from the danville police department. his gun and cruiser were gone. two hours later.. police caught up with the suspected killer, herschel jones. people who knew office cottrell say he was more than just a police officer -- he was a friend and community leader. 3 "he was our son's little league coach for baseball. and was... he was just a good dude." jones has a long rapsheet.. he got out of prison in 2014 for burglary. and in october.. he was arrested for rape, domestic violence and stalking. the rape charge was later dropped. he'll face a judge in this morning on previous charges. he's expected to be charged in the officers death soon. 3 the officer was killed only because he wore a uniform.a police recruit class is going on now in cincinnati with intense training, including ambush training. with everything going on in the country, how do departments convince parents and candidates its a good time to wear that uniform. local 12's deborah dixon went to the academy to get an answer. 3 thes

. >>> the family of fallen officer tom cottrell is sharing their experience for the first time. he was shot and killed in danville earlier this week. his girlfriend said she never thought something like this could happen. >> i honestly shut him down every time he would say this could be my last time you see me. we're in danville. this stuff doesn't happen in danville. >> she got a strange feeling early monday morning. she was sick to her stomach and tried calling him several times but he didn't answer. she and her two sons are trying to figure out how to move on. >> he was always there when i needed him. he picked me up when i was down, even though he was not my real father. he acted like a real father figure. >> poor kid. saturday at the osu campus in newark. police officers from around the country are expected to attend. >>> the water crisis continues in flint, michigan, despite the statehouse approving $28 million in emergency funding. city officials say it's going to take more than that to fix things. mayor karen weaver said the cost to undo the damage could reach $1.5 billi

officer tom cottrell was shot and killed in danville earlier this week. ambushed in the parking lot of the municipal building. his girlfriend said she never thought anything like this could happen. >> i honestly shut him down every time he said this could be the last time you see me. we're in danville. this stuff doesn't happen in danville. >> and she got a strange feeling early monday morning. she was sick to her stomach and tried calling cottrell several times but he didn't answer. she and her two sons are trying to figure out how to pick up the pieces. >> he was always there when i needed him. down, even though he was not my real father. he acted like the real father figure. >> that is heartbreaking. after the funeral, this saturday at the osu campus newark. police officers from around the country are expected to attend. terrence. >>> jackie, a chance to say goodbye to the mother and two young girls killed in the northfield house explosion. sarah finny is in the studio now with -- sarah phinney has more on what the family is asking. >> reporter: they'l

today.herschel jones will face a judge on previous charges.officers say he shot and killed officer tom cottrell with the danville police department early monday morning... and jones has had trouble in the past. he got out of prison in 2014 for burglary. and in october.. he was arrested for rape, domestic violence and stalking. the rape charge was later dropped. he's expected to be charged in the officers death soon. 3 suspended hamilton county juvenile court judge tracie hunter finds herself back in court today.hunter's re-trial begins later this morning.. her attorneys are fighting eight counts on which a jury couldn't previously decide. local 12's adam clements joins get you up to speed on the latest details. 3 to keep it all straight.. the tracie hunter saga has been going on for what seems like an eternity.. and the next chapter.. kicks off today with her re-trial at nine o'clock.. i want to take you back to yesterday.. this was the scene at the martin luther king day march downtown.. hunter's supporters out in full force.. exclaiming her innocence.. and pleading for justice..hunter is bein

officer outside a columbus threatened to do the same thing three months ago,re danville officer tom cottrell was shot killed sunday night outside of thet police department , herschel johnson third is under arrest, before the murder, his girlfriend, police said that he was planning to kill an officer, and she made ma a similar call in october and i casese charges were dropped because she changed her story, officer cottrell would be laid to rest tomorrow. >> kent state associate professor under investigation for alleged ties to isis after speaking out about the caseor, return to class yesterday, . you guys the fbi is looking into allegations that julio pino is associated with or recruiting for isis, he spoke to the media to address the claims . >> i wish to say for the record have anyny merit whatsoever and no ties to any political organization either in the us or abroad i have not discussed the politics of islam, isis or any other political organization on with anybody. >> he has not been charged with a crime, is a tenured professor, university is not doing anything to remove him from the cla

shot and killed danville police officer thomas cottrell on sunday night..this morning officer tom cottrell's first time. he was always there when i real father figure... :03 :03the suspect's sister told police yesterday that she called jone's parole officer a week before the shooting to tell him her brother was spiraling....this morning there's an investigation underway as to why that call was not taken seriously. meanwhile, officer cottrell's partner missing the man she called her best friend. we had plans...we were going to grow old together. together.officer cottrell's funeral is saturday in columbus.officers from across the country will be there to pay tribute. this morning robin roberts has an exclusive inteview with actor will smith.he's talking about the growing controversy over this year's oscar nominations... many stars have already said they're going to boycott the ceremony. for the second year in a row... all the nominees for the acting awards are white. some now want awards host chris rock to boycott the event. and then the industry reflects of challenges that we are having in ou

. >> permission set for a local officer killed in the line of duty,m danville officer tom cottrell was shot and killed saturday night, a third-year suspect remains locked up in the charges have been filed, calling hours will be tomorrow at rucker and kish funeral home in newark, services will be held saturday at the newark campus of ohio state university and central ohio technical college. >> review when they grand jury process, judge john russo has treated a grand jury review committee to lead by judges, the purpose is purposes would have are ways to make it more efficient,d he says the review will make sure that the system works smoothly and not associated with the outcomes of any current grand jury decisions . >> aeschylus is bracing for a major winter storm that is expected to impact air travel nationwide, as a matt wright is at hopkins airport tonight, what can people expect. >> most people we spoke to, and are traveling just in time you can see there are no major delays or cancellations yet, but that will likely be changing in the coming days, the storm expected to dump up to 2 f

woay less than ahalf hour later, thethe body of danville officer tom cottrell was found on the ground outside the police department. 32 year old herschel jones the hours later. officer cottrell is being remembered as a friend, and a protector. in response to cottrell's death,, officer ceing the wayne county sheriff posted a picture that's getting a lot of attention on facebook.f atte captain doug hunter posted anan image of an electric chair andndcaptain doug the caption reads quote time totime toti bring back consequences. in the middle of the post there are two thin black lines that represent the public anddin the the post there criminal aspect. the middle blue line represents law enforcement in the u.s. in his daily video update daily vid eo captain hunter says the picture was not to take away from martin luther king jr. day.s one commenter asked, why not wait just one more day to post the picture. captain hunter responded with this..one comme day to post do you think this criminalthink should have waited one more day? maybe this danville police officer's family would haveeshld hav

police warning officers.and that is when dispatchers were'nt able to get in touch with officer tom cottrell. police say his gun and cruiser were takenofficers arrested jones about two hours later. cotrell is one of six police officers in the city of danville. this morning... hundreds of people marched in the cold this morning to honor doctor martin luther king. king.nine on your side's kristen swilley is live with how people in the tri-state are honoring him on this special day. single digit temperatures werent enough to keep hundreds of people from marching here to music hall. began this morning and spoke to many who say this day represents the progress our country has made and how far some say we still have to go. vanessa davis was just a child when king delivered his i have a dream speech, but remembers the day well and believes with racial tensions high in cities around the country his message holds true now more than ever. "it really brought a tear to my eye just as a child because i could see the struggle that he was experiencing and through my life i have experienced...not as dramati

officer is killed in the line of duty. danville is about 60 miles northeast of columbus. officer tom cottrell is the first officer to die in the line of duty this year. police say hershel ray jones is looking to kill an officer. jones' ex-girlfriend called to warn police late last night that danville officers were in danger. overnight, sheriff officers found them shot and killed steps station. missing. officers caught up with jones and arrested them around 1:30 in the morning in a park. they found the missing cruiser about a half a mile from the shooting scene. a woman initially taken to custody with jones was questioned and released. >>> and don't forget about the hour long discussion on guns in america. it is tomorrow night. the sister station, wjla will host the round table discussion. the focus will be what many see as an epidemic of gun violence. this is in support of strong support of the second amendment and president obama's vision to tighten gun control. >>> and closer to home, the hit king on deck for a local high school stag. >> and ahead first on 4:00, a new alledies listen up! i'

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officer tom cottrell was shot and killed in danville earlier this week, ambushed in the parking lot of the town's municipal building. the girlfriend said she never thought something like this could happen. >> and i honestly shut him down every time he would say this could be the last time you see me. we're in danville. this doesn't happen here. >> she got a strange feeling early monday morning. she was sick to her stomach and tried calling him several times but he didn't answer. she and the two sons are trying to figure out how to pick up the pieces. >> and he was always there when i needed him. he would pick me up when i was down even though he was not my real father, he acted like the real father figure. >> that is it of to see. >> the funeral is this saturday at the on, su campus in newark. police officers from around the >>> a chance to say goodbye to the mother and two young girls killed in the northfield house explosion. sarah finney is here with us in the studio. >> reporter: those who knew him said they will be remembered as family. the visionations for the mother and daughters

danville officer tom cottrell was shot and killed sunday night, outside the village municipal building. hershell jones the third is under arrest.. night,side the vil municipal just before the murder, jones's girlfriend called police, warning that he was planning torning kill an officer. w, we' similar call back in october. in that case, charges wereve le similar ca dropped, when she changed her story. officer cottrell will be laid to rest tomorrow.. a kent state associate professor under investigation for alleged ties to isis is speaking out about the case, after returning to class.class. julio pcino returned to campus yesterday, for his history class. he's in the middle of there. the fbi is looking into allegations he is associated with, or recruiting, for isis.th pino spoke with the media after his class, to address the claims.ino spoke w i wish to say, for the record, that none of these allegations i have no ties to any political united states or abroad. ev politics of islam, the islamicer disssed the state, or any other politicaly other organization with the students, with the facu

officer tom cottrell was shot near the police building.er a woman called 911, saying officers were in danger because her boyfriend was out to kill an officer. what a disturbing story. >> objectively, this is chilling. let's look at the timeline. 11:20 last night, that's when the knox county sheriff's department got a call. 911 emergency line. saying, my ex-boyfriend just left. he's got weapons on him, and he says he wants to kill a police officer. dispatch tried to get the word out, but they say they were unsuccessful. less than 30 minutes later, behind the municipal building, there was the lifeless body of police officer thomas cottrell. he was there at the same point they realized his revolver had been taken and patrol car had been taken. at 1:36 a.m., they were able arrest herschel jones. he is now in custody. that's what we know at this point. now, we know it's a very small town. i looked at the statistics from the police department. last year, they had about 1,0 1,000 911 calls. the major reason, disturbance. they had about 100 arrest

sunday night.fallen danville police officer thomas cottrell....remembered by an outside the municipal building... flowers, notes...a growing memorial. "tom was a, he's a dedicated officer and he ... he always asked me if, you know, if i needed help." help."friends say cottrell was a gentle man...who had a way with children...he is remembered as being a little league coach, a friendly officer, and most importantly a dad. hamilton police hope you know the man we are about to show you.apparently he robbed a bank. bank.police say this man walked into the first financial bank on seventh street and handed the teller a note.that note claimed he had a gun and wanted cash.the teller handed him a stack and he took off.if you know him -- call police. speaking of being robbed. bengals fans still seeing red in the aftermath of the nfl's announcement that referees messed up the call two weeks ago -- that gave the steelers the touchdown that later helped pittsburgh knock our and we are taking that issue head-on in this week's caption this.right now on the wcpo facebook page, we're asking for your help.each week, we give you the chance to create the top